Hawaii County Police Department
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| Hawaii County Police Department | |
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| Common name | Hawaii Police Department |
| Abbreviation | HPD |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Hawaii, United States |
| Legal jurisdiction | County of Hawaii |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Hilo, Hawaii |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Hawaii County, Hawaii |
The Hawai'i County Police Department provides police services for the island of Hawai'i, known locally as the "Big Island". According to the 2010 Census, it covers 4,028.02 square miles (10,433 km2) of varied terrain with 185,079 residents and thousands of visitors.[1]
Operation Bureaus
Benjamin Moszkowicz was appointed Chief of Hawai'i Police Department by the Hawai'i County Police Commission on December 16, 2022. Chief Moszkowicz comes to Hawai'i Island from Honolulu Police Department, where he most recently served as Major in the Traffic Division. (https://www.hawaiipolice.com/about-us/police-chief#:~:text=Police%20Chief%20Benjamin%20Moszkowicz,Major%20in%20the%20Traffic%20Division.) For police purposes the island is divided into two areas:
- Area I: east Hawaiʻi, which includes the districts of Hāmakua, North Hilo, South Hilo and Puna, with total area of 1,685 square miles (4,360 km2)
- Area II: west Hawaiʻi, which includes North Kohala, South Kohala, North Kona, South Kona, and Ka'ū, an area of 2,345 square miles (6,070 km2).
Each district is headed by a police captain, and each area by a commander.[2]
Police Vehicle
Hawaiʻi County Police has a fleet of marked police cars as well as subsidized police cars, meaning personally owned vehicles allowed to be used as police cars. The subsidized vehicles must meet certain requirements to qualify, such as (but not limited to) engine size and body style.[3]
See also
- State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers
- Honolulu Police Department
- Hawaii Department of Public Safety
- List of law enforcement agencies in Hawaii
References
- ^ Hawaii County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ See: Commander § American police rank.
- ^ "General Order No. 802". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2015-05-02.